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World International Affairs Ever since she was a young girl growing up in the rough suburbs of Mexico City, Citlalli Hernández had big political dreams. “I always thought that something was wrong with the country, that I had to do something to transform it,” says the 28-year-old. “I wanted to be the first woman president.” In a country that ranks 81st in the world for gender equality, according to the World Economic Forum, such ambitions have been far-flung: When Hernández was growing up in the early ’90s, women held just 8.4 percent of seats in the lower house and 4.7 percent in the Senate. “In Mexico, it’s still hard for people to understand that women can have power,” she says. “Unfortunately, in politics, men have always had greater opportunities.” But Hernández was undeterred. In 2014, she joined Morena, a political party newly founded by a fiery leftist with presidential aspirations of his own: … [Read more...] about Women in Mexico Face Increasing Violence—Will a Wave of Women in Government Change That?

Sofia Ortega, Associated Press Updated 7:57 am PDT, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 In this June. 6, 2018, photo, provided by Netflix, Hanna Jaff, a 30-year-old, San Diego-born Mexican philanthropist, speaker and human rights activist, told The Associated Press that she and the other cast members of the “Made in Mexico” reality show, are representative of Mexico as family people with different backgrounds and professions and "our own problems within our circumstances." A new Netflix reality series following the lavish lives of nine wealthy, light-skinned socialites in Mexico City has provoked a backlash from critics who say it's tone-deaf in a country where most have darker skin and about half the population lives in poverty. (Netflix Publicity via AP) less In this June. 6, 2018, photo, provided by Netflix, Hanna Jaff, a 30-year-old, San Diego-born Mexican philanthropist, speaker and human rights activist, told The Associated Press that she and the other cast ... … [Read more...] about Reality show about the wealthy triggers backlash in Mexico

Express-News Editorial Board Published 12:00 am, Saturday, June 16, 2018 Photo: Anthony Vazquez /Associated Press Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, gestures to supporters as he ends his campaign rally in Mexico City, June 3. Mexico will hold general elections on July 1. Presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, gestures to supporters as he ends his campaign rally in Mexico City, June 3. Mexico will hold general elections on July 1. Photo: Anthony Vazquez /Associated Press Be very interested in Mexico’s election 1 / 1 Back to Gallery He describes himself as a populist and the only politician who can drain the swamp. He is an unapologetic nationalist who invites criticism of the … [Read more...] about Be very interested in Mexico’s election